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SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 588
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
130 PM MDT Sat Aug 5 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern Colorado
Northeast New Mexico
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas Panhandle
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 130 PM until
1000 PM MDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 4
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to intensify this
afternoon into the evening and spread generally from west to east
across the watch area. Large to giant hail is possible with the
more intense supercells, along with severe gusts with the stronger
thunderstorms.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles northwest of
Akron CO to 35 miles west southwest of Dalhart TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.
...Smith
SEL8
URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Severe Thunderstorm Watch Number 588
NWS Storm Prediction Center Norman OK
130 PM MDT Sat Aug 5 2023
The NWS Storm Prediction Center has issued a
* Severe Thunderstorm Watch for portions of
Eastern Colorado
Northeast New Mexico
Oklahoma Panhandle
Texas Panhandle
* Effective this Saturday afternoon and evening from 130 PM until
1000 PM MDT.
* Primary threats include...
Scattered large hail and isolated very large hail events to 4
inches in diameter likely
Scattered damaging winds and isolated significant gusts to 75
mph possible
A tornado or two possible
SUMMARY...Scattered thunderstorms are forecast to intensify this
afternoon into the evening and spread generally from west to east
across the watch area. Large to giant hail is possible with the
more intense supercells, along with severe gusts with the stronger
thunderstorms.
The severe thunderstorm watch area is approximately along and 60
statute miles east and west of a line from 15 miles northwest of
Akron CO to 35 miles west southwest of Dalhart TX. For a complete
depiction of the watch see the associated watch outline update
(WOUS64 KWNS WOU8).
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMEMBER...A Severe Thunderstorm Watch means conditions are
favorable for severe thunderstorms in and close to the watch area.
Persons in these areas should be on the lookout for threatening
weather conditions and listen for later statements and possible
warnings. Severe thunderstorms can and occasionally do produce
tornadoes.
&&
AVIATION...A few severe thunderstorms with hail surface and aloft to
4 inches. Extreme turbulence and surface wind gusts to 65 knots. A
few cumulonimbi with maximum tops to 500. Mean storm motion vector
27035.
...Smith
Note:
The Aviation Watch (SAW) product is an approximation to the watch area.
The actual watch is depicted by the shaded areas.
SAW8
WW 588 SEVERE TSTM CO NM OK TX 051930Z - 060400Z
AXIS..60 STATUTE MILES EAST AND WEST OF LINE..
15NW AKO/AKRON CO/ - 35WSW DHT/DALHART TX/
..AVIATION COORDS.. 50NM E/W /15NW AKO - 45NNE TCC/
HAIL SURFACE AND ALOFT..4 INCHES. WIND GUSTS..65 KNOTS.
MAX TOPS TO 500. MEAN STORM MOTION VECTOR 27035.
LAT...LON 40330228 35820206 35820420 40330456
THIS IS AN APPROXIMATION TO THE WATCH AREA. FOR A
COMPLETE DEPICTION OF THE WATCH SEE WOUS64 KWNS
FOR WOU8.
Watch 588 Status Report Messages:
STATUS REPORT #6 ON WW 588
VALID 060245Z - 060340Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 15 ENE COS
TO 25 WNW AKO.
..SPC..08/06/23
ATTN...WFO...BOU...PUB...GLD...ABQ...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 588
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
COC009-011-017-025-041-055-061-063-071-073-089-099-101-125-
060340-
CO
. COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BACA BENT CHEYENNE
CROWLEY EL PASO HUERFANO
KIOWA KIT CARSON LAS ANIMAS
LINCOLN OTERO PROWERS
PUEBLO YUMA
$$
NMC059-060340-
NM
. NEW MEXICO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
UNION
$$
OKC025-060340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CIMARRON
$$
TXC111-205-060340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DALLAM HARTLEY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #5 ON WW 588
VALID 060045Z - 060140Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 40 ENE ALS
TO 5 WNW COS TO 30 SSE DEN TO 40 NW LIC TO 25 S AKO TO 5 ESE IML.
..LYONS..08/06/23
ATTN...WFO...BOU...PUB...GLD...ABQ...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 588
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
COC009-011-017-025-041-055-061-063-071-073-089-099-101-125-
060140-
CO
. COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BACA BENT CHEYENNE
CROWLEY EL PASO HUERFANO
KIOWA KIT CARSON LAS ANIMAS
LINCOLN OTERO PROWERS
PUEBLO YUMA
$$
NMC059-060140-
NM
. NEW MEXICO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
UNION
$$
OKC025-060140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CIMARRON
$$
TXC111-205-060140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DALLAM HARTLEY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #4 ON WW 588
VALID 052355Z - 060040Z
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES RIGHT OF A LINE FROM 35 ENE ALS
TO 20 SW COS TO 35 SSW DEN TO 20 WSW DEN TO 15 NNE DEN TO 25 W
IML.
..LYONS..08/05/23
ATTN...WFO...BOU...PUB...GLD...ABQ...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 588
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
COC009-011-017-025-041-055-061-063-071-073-089-099-101-121-125-
060040-
CO
. COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
BACA BENT CHEYENNE
CROWLEY EL PASO HUERFANO
KIOWA KIT CARSON LAS ANIMAS
LINCOLN OTERO PROWERS
PUEBLO WASHINGTON YUMA
$$
NMC059-060040-
NM
. NEW MEXICO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
UNION
$$
OKC025-060040-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CIMARRON
$$
TXC111-205-060040-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DALLAM HARTLEY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #3 ON WW 588
VALID 052240Z - 052340Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..08/05/23
ATTN...WFO...BOU...PUB...GLD...ABQ...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 588
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
COC001-005-009-011-017-025-031-035-039-041-055-061-063-071-073-
087-089-099-101-119-121-125-052340-
CO
. COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ARAPAHOE BACA
BENT CHEYENNE CROWLEY
DENVER DOUGLAS ELBERT
EL PASO HUERFANO KIOWA
KIT CARSON LAS ANIMAS LINCOLN
MORGAN OTERO PROWERS
PUEBLO TELLER WASHINGTON
YUMA
$$
NMC059-052340-
NM
. NEW MEXICO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
UNION
$$
OKC025-052340-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CIMARRON
$$
TXC111-205-052340-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DALLAM HARTLEY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #2 ON WW 588
VALID 052155Z - 052240Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..08/05/23
ATTN...WFO...BOU...PUB...GLD...ABQ...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 588
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
COC001-005-009-011-017-025-031-035-039-041-055-061-063-071-073-
087-089-099-101-119-121-125-052240-
CO
. COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ARAPAHOE BACA
BENT CHEYENNE CROWLEY
DENVER DOUGLAS ELBERT
EL PASO HUERFANO KIOWA
KIT CARSON LAS ANIMAS LINCOLN
MORGAN OTERO PROWERS
PUEBLO TELLER WASHINGTON
YUMA
$$
NMC059-052240-
NM
. NEW MEXICO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
UNION
$$
OKC025-052240-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CIMARRON
$$
TXC111-205-052240-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DALLAM HARTLEY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
STATUS REPORT #1 ON WW 588
VALID 052045Z - 052140Z
THE SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WATCH AREA.
..LYONS..08/05/23
ATTN...WFO...BOU...PUB...GLD...ABQ...AMA...
&&
STATUS REPORT FOR WS 588
SEVERE WEATHER THREAT CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS
COC001-005-009-011-017-025-031-035-039-041-055-061-063-071-073-
087-089-099-101-119-121-125-052140-
CO
. COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ADAMS ARAPAHOE BACA
BENT CHEYENNE CROWLEY
DENVER DOUGLAS ELBERT
EL PASO HUERFANO KIOWA
KIT CARSON LAS ANIMAS LINCOLN
MORGAN OTERO PROWERS
PUEBLO TELLER WASHINGTON
YUMA
$$
NMC059-052140-
NM
. NEW MEXICO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
UNION
$$
OKC025-052140-
OK
. OKLAHOMA COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
CIMARRON
$$
TXC111-205-052140-
TX
. TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
DALLAM HARTLEY
$$
THE WATCH STATUS MESSAGE IS FOR GUIDANCE PURPOSES ONLY. PLEASE
REFER TO WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION STATEMENTS FOR OFFICIAL
INFORMATION ON COUNTIES...INDEPENDENT CITIES AND MARINE ZONES
CLEARED FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORM AND TORNADO WATCHES.
$$
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Tornadoes
Probability of 2 or more tornadoes
|
Low (20%)
|
Probability of 1 or more strong (EF2-EF5) tornadoes
|
Low (<2%)
|
Wind
Probability of 10 or more severe wind events
|
Mod (50%)
|
Probability of 1 or more wind events > 65 knots
|
Mod (50%)
|
Hail
Probability of 10 or more severe hail events
|
High (70%)
|
Probability of 1 or more hailstones > 2 inches
|
High (70%)
|
Combined Severe Hail/Wind
Probability of 6 or more combined severe hail/wind events
|
High (>95%)
|
For each watch, probabilities for particular events inside the watch
(listed above in each table) are determined by the issuing forecaster.
The "Low" category contains probability values ranging from less than 2%
to 20% (EF2-EF5 tornadoes), less than 5% to 20% (all other probabilities),
"Moderate" from 30% to 60%, and "High" from 70% to greater than 95%.
High values are bolded and lighter in color to provide awareness of
an increased threat for a particular event.